Show, Not Tell

So what did you think of throwing the recycle bin across the room? Shocking, yes, but useful? I'm not so sure. Worth the extra clean-up? Possibly not. Let me know.

On the homework "tip", know that the S/NT is easy if you sit down and let your imagination flow. Here is the file in .doc format.

LotF Assignment Sheet

Here's the LotF assignment sheet in .doc format, and the reverse side in .doc and .pdf format.

Island Adventure, Day 3

Day 3: Part 1: What kind of beast?

Share your stories of the beast(s) you encountered and discuss the following:

1. How do you feel about the beast you saw and why?
2. Have you used all of your senses to describe the beast? If not, what did you miss? If so, what was each group members’ favorite description?

Discuss with your group, then write in your island journal:

1. Justify any conflicting information you have about the beast(s)
2. Where do you think it lives (they live) based on the description?
3. What will you do about it/them?
4. Whose job will this be?

Day 3: Part 2: Attack!

Somehow, the beast has wounded one of the members of your group. Mr. Welch will roll a die to determine who this is. One of the other members of the group will have to stay and watch over the wounded member at all times or else he or she will die.
Decide:

1. Will you take care of this person? If not, he or she dies. Send that person to Mr. Welch for further instructions. The remaining group members must, on their own, write the justification for letting him or her die, and write the experience of watching this person die in agony over three hours. How do you cope?
2. If you do take care of this person, the remaining members of the group will have to distribute the remaining jobs, but not all of them can be done. As a group, choose two jobs that will no longer be done, then each group member write how he or she feels about the decisions and how they affect their experience on the island.

Island Adventure, Day 2

Day 2: Homework: The Beast

Something has happened to make you and your group suspect that there is some danger on this island. You each go out to explore. While you’re exploring, you think you see something that might be the source of the danger. It is a living thing that threatens your safety. You hurry back to the others in the group and tell them what you think you’ve seen!

Write a one page written or 1/2 page typed description of what you saw and your encounter with it. Both you and it are alive after this encounter.

Summer Adventure Day 1

Day 1, Part 1: Summer Adventure

You just won tickets to anywhere in the world, but you’re leaving tonight! You and your group decide to take a trip before going back to school – a “last hurrah” before going back to school. You book your flights, pack your bags, and off you go to LAX!

Day 1, Part 2: Crash!

Oh no, the plane was swept off course by a freak storm and you crashed into a previously unknown island. No one is hurt, but you quickly realize that you are stranded. Most of what remains of your plane is swept out to sea by the storm. Mr. Welch will roll two dice to find out if any bags stayed on the beach with you.

Your survival is dependent entirely on you and the other members of your group. It is important to know that there is no sign that you’ll be rescued in the immediate future, but there is a chance that a ship or plane may pass by the island eventually.

Time to make a guide to help you survive here!

1. Give your island a name.
2. Make up a list of at least 5 things you must do to survive.
3. Organize that list in order of priorities.
4. Assign tasks to members of your group so that the things on your list will be accomplished by certain people.
5. Decide how and when these tasks will be accomplished.
6. Keeping in mind your list of priorities, make a second list of five rules everyone needs to obey.

Day 1, Homework: The Island

It’s time to explore the island. Assign each member of your group an area to explore (north, south, east, west – groups of five could have a “center”). Each person must provide a complete description of what they discover in their section of the island. Consider the physical features, the dangers, and what useful things you might find in the area, as well as the flora and fauna.

Write your report in your exploration journal in a detailed (1 page typed or two page written) report. Be sure to include descriptions that relate to all of the senses (see hear, smell, taste, and feel).